Waxflower selection, breeding and development - An overview

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 541, Issue , 2000, Pages 119-124

  Growns, Digby J ^a   Newell, Chris ^a   Considine, John A ^b   Yan, Guijin ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chamelaucium uncinatum; Geraldton wax; Intergeneric; Interspecific; Verticordia

Indexed keywords

CHAMELAUCIUM UNCINATUM; ETLINGERA;

EID: 34248995778     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.541.17     Document Type: Article

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